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In reply to the discussion: The imminent backlash of the Democratic Left. [View all]A Simple Game
(9,214 posts)It's very simple, I voted for President Obama on the Working Family line not the Democratic line. I may not be able to swear off the candidates completely but at least where I live you can swear off the two major parties.
President Obama was the Working Family candidate, he may have also been the Liberal party candidate among others though I'm not sure about the parties other than Working Family. There must have been at least 10 party lines for President. McCain and Romney were probably also on multiple lines, the Conservative and Right To Life lines and probably others.
So as long as we are having a conversation, do you think President Obama would govern differently if he had gotten 20 million votes on the Working Family party line?
The major parties will not follow through on promises to party constituents because they know that registered Democrats will vote 95% for the Democratic candidate and registered Republicans will vote 95% for the Republican candidate They campaign mainly for the independent vote. You can still get the same candidate but shake them up and make them realize they have to earn the votes by voting for them on a third party line.
Don't believe this crap about a vote for a third party is a vote for the Republicans, the people that say that are very short sighted.